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Quartzsite, Arizona: commercial real estate data.
Quartzsite is a Census town of 1,877 people across 36.30 square miles of land, in La Paz County. 71.2 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 4 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $8.1 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Quartzsite
What Quartzsite is
- Census place typetown
- Land area36.3 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land52
- County holding the largest share of its areaLa Paz County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Quartzsite
- Population1,877
- Median age73.5
- Population under 180
- Share under 180.0 percent
- Population 65 and over1,386 plus or minus 344
- Share 65 and over73.8 percent
- Households1,303
- Family households711 plus or minus 220
- Share of households that are families54.6 percent plus or minus 13.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Quartzsite
- Per capita income$26,658 plus or minus $5,355
- Civilian labor force437 plus or minus 196
- Employed233 plus or minus 131
- Unemployed204 plus or minus 185
- Unemployment rate46.7 percent plus or minus 36.8
- Adults 25 and over1,874
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher78.7 percent plus or minus 16.0
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher23.5 percent plus or minus 11.9
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree1.6 percent plus or minus 2.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Quartzsite
- Housing units2,019
- Occupied units1,303
- Vacant units716 plus or minus 295
- Vacancy rate35.5 percent plus or minus 13.6
- Owner occupied928 plus or minus 260
- Renter occupied375 plus or minus 163
- Ownership rate71.2 percent plus or minus 14.6
- Median gross rent, monthly$836
- Single family units557 plus or minus 217
- Share single family27.6 percent plus or minus 9.9
- Units in buildings of two or more185 plus or minus 130
- Share in buildings of two or more9.2 percent plus or minus 6.3
- Mobile homes1,071 plus or minus 309
- Median year structure built1988
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Quartzsite gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute208 plus or minus 131
- Commuting under 15 minutes152 plus or minus 133
- Share commuting under 15 minutes73.1 percent plus or minus 44.6
- Commuting 30 minutes or more0
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more0.0 percent
- Drove alone75.4 percent plus or minus 21.5
- Carpooled0.0 percent
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked23.2 percent plus or minus 31.3
- Worked from home1.4 percent plus or minus 4.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Quartzsite (7(a))
- Approvals4
- Gross approval$8,105,000
- Average approval$2,026,250
- Median approval$2,250,000
- Largest approval$2,315,000
- Jobs supported43
- Jobs per approval10.8
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more75.0 percent
- Share to franchises75.0 percent
- Distinct lenders3
- Distinct industries by NAICS2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Quartzsite, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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SBA loans in Quartzsite (504)
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$1,149,000
- Average approval$1,149,000
- Median approval$1,149,000
- Largest approval$1,149,000
- Jobs supported2
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Quartzsite, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Quartzsite
- NFIP communityTown of Quartzsite
- NFIP community number040134
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date08/28/08
The Town of Quartzsite participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 040134 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
La Paz County, not Quartzsite
La Paz County context, not Quartzsite figures
- Establishments in La Paz County352
- Covered employment, La Paz County6,359
- Average annual pay, La Paz County$51,608
- Housing units permitted, La Paz County92
Every figure in this section is published for La Paz County as a whole and is not a measurement of Quartzsite.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Quartzsite questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Quartzsite, Arizona?
1,877, in 1,303 households. Quartzsite town covers 36.30 square miles of land, which is 52 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Quartzsite in?
La Paz County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
How much SBA lending goes to Quartzsite businesses?
4 7(a) approvals totaling $8.1 m since FY2020, across 3 lenders, median approval $2,250,000, plus 1 504 approvals worth $1.1 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Quartzsite, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Quartzsite borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Quartzsite. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Quartzsite in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Quartzsite appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Quartzsite, town of, community 040134, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Quartzsite figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for La Paz County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Quartzsite.
Is zoning published for Quartzsite?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.